Inductees 2017 - POSTHUMOUS INDUCTEES - Olga May Goss

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Olga May Goss

In 1934 Olga won the Science Exhibition awarded by the State and studied biological subjects at UWA. After graduating she remained working at UWA until finally working at Department of Agriculture for 35-years. Olga was an expert in plant pathology and in 1978 became the first Australian woman to be named the Australian Nurseryman of the Year.